Table of Contents

1. Measurements and uncertainties

1. Measurements in Physics
2. Uncertainties and errors
3. Vectors and scalars

2. Mechanics

1. Motion
2. Forces
3. Work, energy and power
4. Momentum

3. Thermal Physics

1. Temperature and energy changes
2. Modelling a gas

4. Oscillations and waves

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1. Oscillations
2. Travelling waves
3. Wave characteristics
4. Wave behaviour
5. Standing waves

5. Electricity and magnetism

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1. Electric fields
2. Heating effect of an electric current
3. Electric cells
4. Magnetic effects of electric currents

6. Circular motion and gravity

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1. Circular motion
2. Newton's law of gravitation

7. Atomic, nuclear and particle physics

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1. Discrete energy and radioactivity
2. Nuclear reactions
3. The structure of matter

8. Energy production

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1. Energy sources
2. Thermal energy transfer

9. Wave phenomena (AHL)

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1. Simple harmonic motion
2. Single-slit diffraction
3. Interference
4. Resolution
5. The Doppler effect

10. Fields (AHL)

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1. Describing fields
2. Fields at work

11. Electromagnetic induction

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1. Electromagnetic induction
2. Power generation and transmission
3. Capacitance

12.Quantum and nuclear physics (AHL)

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1. The interaction of matter with radiation
2. Nuclear physics

13. Data-based and practical questions (Section A)